We all benefit from public education. Montgomery County’s Board of Supervisors cut our school budget by $4 million this year. If you want resources to support students – not culture wars – please vote for School Board members and Supervisors who will adequately fund our schools and protect free exchange of ideas. Supporters of "school choice" programs like vouchers and charter schools will defund our successful public schools.
Don't miss a chance to safeguard our youth and our county's future through your vote!
Four Montgomery County districts have School Board (SB) and Board of Supervisor (BoS) elections in November 2023: Districts B, E, F, and G. Current representatives are listed in the right-hand columns.
DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION - Be Sure to VOTE!!
Good ways to learn about the candidates and their priorities:
- visit candidate Facebook pages or websites.
- do a web search with the key words “Roanoke Times Montgomery County School Board” or “Roanoke Times Montgomery County Board of Supervisors”.
- attend the League of Women Voters/NAACP candidate forums for School Board (Thursday Sept. 7) and Board of Supervisors (Thursday Sept. 14):
Not sure which district you’re in? Use the Interactive What’s My District Map or the redistricting maps.
- General voting information is at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/ and at www.vote411.org.
Why should we care about education issues?
- Extremists are using lies to undermine public schools,
- This article from a concerned citizen in Pennsylvania, where rural schools are also underfunded, addresses many issues we’re seeing here.
- Book ban advocates are speaking at MCPS School Board meetings, and running for office. Do we want to follow Botetourt County and not allow high school students to do homework in the public library unless they are accompanied by a parent?
- Claims of an assault by a transgender student in Loudoun County, Virginia were false.
- Dark money groups are stoking fears about public education in Virginia.
- 6 Reasons Why Mom's for Liberty is an Extremist Organization and What You Need to Know about Them.
- National groups such as Race Forward/Heal Together are working to address issues.
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